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Root Beer Float Cupcakes
Makes 24 cupcakes
2½ cups all-purpose our
2½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
¾ cup unsalted butter
1½ cups sugar
3 large eggs
1 tablespoon root beer extract
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1¼ cups root beer
For Finishing
homemade or store bought frosting
24 root beer-avor hard candies (optional)
12 colorful straws, cut in half
1. Line each silicone mufn cup with a cupcake liner.
2. In a medium bowl, stir together our, baking powder and salt. Set
aside.
3. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to
high speed for 30 seconds.
4. Gradually add sugar, about ¼ cup at a time, beating on medium
speed until combined. Scrape sides of bowl; beat on medium speed
about 2 minutes more or until light and uffy.
5. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
6. Beat in root beer and vanilla extracts. Alternately add our mixture and
root beer to butter mixture, beating on low speed after each addition, just
until combined.
7. Spoon batter into prepared mufn cups, lling each halfway. Use the
back of a spoon to smooth out batter in the cups.